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Harivansh Rai Bachchan
1907 - 2003
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Harivansh Rai Bachchan (né Srivastava; 27 November 1907 – 18 January 2003) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is best known for his early work Madhushala. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harivansh Rai Bachchan has received more than 3,497,243 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Harivansh Rai Bachchan is the 1,774th most popular writer (up from 2,667th in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from India (up from 287th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Indian Writer.
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3.5M
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56.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
2.18
Effective Languages (L*)
3.46
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Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Harivansh Rai Bachchan ranks 1,774 out of 5,755. Before him are Joseph D. Pistone, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Eliza Orzeszkowa, Alexander Imich, Peter Shaffer, and Alejandra Pizarnik. After him are Petar Kočić, Meleager of Gadara, Bernard Malamud, Theodor Nöldeke, Viktor Barna, and André Brink.
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Joseph D. Pistone
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 1,768
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 1,769
Eliza Orzeszkowa
1841 - 1910
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 1,770
Alexander Imich
1903 - 2014
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 1,771
Peter Shaffer
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 1,772
Alejandra Pizarnik
1936 - 1972
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 1,773
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
1907 - 2003
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 1,774
Petar Kočić
1877 - 1916
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 1,775
Meleager of Gadara
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 1,776
Bernard Malamud
1914 - 1986
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 1,777
Theodor Nöldeke
1836 - 1930
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1,778
Viktor Barna
1911 - 1972
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1,779
André Brink
1935 - 2015
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 1,780
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, Harivansh Rai Bachchan ranks 98. Before him are Sisavang Vatthana, Pavel Sudoplatov, Johann Trollmann, Hans Martin Sutermeister, Anthony Blunt, and Jean Hyppolite. After him are Sebastian Haffner, Heinz Brandt, Shiro Teshima, Pedro Arrupe, Arseny Tarkovsky, and Ilona Elek. Among people deceased in 2003, Harivansh Rai Bachchan ranks 76. Before him are Elem Klimov, Michael Jeter, Kalpana Chawla, Michael Kamen, Valeriy Brumel, and Fritz Fischer. After him are Waichiro Omura, Ramón Serrano Suñer, Rik Van Steenbergen, André Claveau, Rubén González, and David Hemmings.
Others Born in 1907
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Sisavang Vatthana
1907 - 1978
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 92
Pavel Sudoplatov
1907 - 1996
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 93
Johann Trollmann
1907 - 1943
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 94
Hans Martin Sutermeister
1907 - 1977
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 95
Anthony Blunt
1907 - 1983
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 96
Jean Hyppolite
1907 - 1968
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 97
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
1907 - 2003
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 98
Sebastian Haffner
1907 - 1999
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 99
Heinz Brandt
1907 - 1944
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 100
Shiro Teshima
1907 - 1982
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 101
Pedro Arrupe
1907 - 1991
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 102
Arseny Tarkovsky
1907 - 1989
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 103
Ilona Elek
1907 - 1988
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 104
Others Deceased in 2003
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Elem Klimov
1933 - 2003
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 70
Michael Jeter
1952 - 2003
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 71
Kalpana Chawla
1961 - 2003
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 72
Michael Kamen
1948 - 2003
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 73
Valeriy Brumel
1942 - 2003
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 74
Fritz Fischer
1912 - 2003
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 75
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
1907 - 2003
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 76
Waichiro Omura
1933 - 2003
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 77
Ramón Serrano Suñer
1901 - 2003
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 78
Rik Van Steenbergen
1924 - 2003
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 79
André Claveau
1911 - 2003
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 80
Rubén González
1919 - 2003
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 81
David Hemmings
1941 - 2003
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 82
In India
Among people born in India, Harivansh Rai Bachchan ranks 215 out of 1,493. Before him are C. Rajagopalachari (1878), Shah Alam II (1728), Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865), Ahilyabai Holkar (1725), Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942), and Raja Ravi Varma (1848). After him are Hyder Ali (1720), Jayaprakash Narayan (1902), Mithun Chakraborty (1950), Henry McMahon (1862), Surdas (1478), and Anna Mani (1918).
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C. Rajagopalachari
1878 - 1972
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 209
Shah Alam II
1728 - 1806
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 210
Anandi Gopal Joshi
1865 - 1887
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 211
Ahilyabai Holkar
1725 - 1795
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 212
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 213
Raja Ravi Varma
1848 - 1906
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 214
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
1907 - 2003
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 215
Hyder Ali
1720 - 1782
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 216
Jayaprakash Narayan
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 217
Mithun Chakraborty
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 218
Henry McMahon
1862 - 1949
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 219
Surdas
1478 - 1583
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 220
Anna Mani
1918 - 2001
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 221
Among WRITERS In India
Among writers born in India, Harivansh Rai Bachchan ranks 36. Before him are Anna Leonowens (1831), Kuvempu (1904), Andal (800), Deepak Chopra (1946), Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876), and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942). After him are Surdas (1478), D. R. Bendre (1896), Abdul-Qādir Bedil (1642), Rahul Sankrityayan (1893), Jaggi Vasudev (1957), and Shakuntala Devi (1929).
Anna Leonowens
1831 - 1915
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 30
Kuvempu
1904 - 1994
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 31
Andal
800 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 32
Deepak Chopra
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 33
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
1876 - 1938
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 34
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 35
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
1907 - 2003
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 36
Surdas
1478 - 1583
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 37
D. R. Bendre
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 38
Abdul-Qādir Bedil
1642 - 1720
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 39
Rahul Sankrityayan
1893 - 1963
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 40
Jaggi Vasudev
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 41
Shakuntala Devi
1929 - 2013
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 42
